It shall not be lawful for any person to sell, give or lend to any minor under eighteen (18) years of age or person intoxicated, knowing him to be a minor under eighteen (18) years of age or in a state of intoxication, any deadly weapon, or other weapon the carrying of which concealed is prohibited, or pistol cartridge; and, on conviction thereof, he shall be punished by a fine not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-37-13
Deadly weapons; weapons and cartridges not to be given to minor or intoxicated person
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Moning v. Alfono (1977)
Most recently applied in Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis (November 2024)
Codes, 1880, § 2986; 1892, § 1028; 1906, § 1107; Hemingway’s 1917, § 833; 1930, § 857; 1942, § 2083; Laws, 1994, ch. 607, § 8, eff from and after July 2, 1994.
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